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Datsun 240Z

1970 – 1973 — Japan

The Nissan S30, known as the Nissan Fairlady Z in Japan and the Datsun 240Z in other markets, was a grand tourer manufactured by Nissan (known as Datsun in the USA) from 1969 to 1978. This iconic vehicle was the brainchild of Yutaka Katayama, the President of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., and designed by a team under the leadership of Yoshihiko Matsuo from Nissan's Sports Car Styling Studio, marking the introduction of Nissan's Z series of sports cars. With a vision to rival established European sports cars, Datsun strategically priced the 240Z close to the British MGB-GT in the United States. Despite being a design